The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-06-16
GREAT IRISH EDITOR.
BiI Nye Makes a. Friendly Call
on the Gallant Mr. O'Brien.

you find things in Canada this spring."
| asked Mr.. O'Brien, the great Irish
agitator, as he sat in an upholstered
chair yesterday that must have cost
$13.
"And what tlings do you refer to?'
asked Mr. O'Brien with great inge-
nuity.
"Why, most anything" | said play.
fully. "How's things? How do you
find thingsH Or did people bring
them to your" l added with certain
kind of grim humor as l nibbled
thoughtfully at cold fowl which the
hotel authorities had Just sent up.
"How do you like the free and unfet-
tered way in which people have turn
ed out en- masse and walked on you"
ooh, / dislike it, of course" ," said Mr.,
O'Brien, as he watched me thought
fully while | hung the wishbone on
the gas fixture and daintily wiped my
fingers on my late hair, in order to
show him that we are just as neat and
careful in our personal habits here as
we would be if we lived under an eff
fete monarchy, with proud flesh in it.
Had / thought that Canada would
greet me in the way she did, caving
in my thorax with paving stones and
planting large Jumps all over my per-
son, do not know that l would have
visited the Dominion at all, but got
a good many subscribers and several
orders for job work, which l will take
home with me tomorrow"
II suppose your paper has policy,
Mr.. O'Brien," said ,languidly reading
a letter which lay on the table, "Do
you have policy for your paper OF
do you print it by hand?"
ooh, but you know there is no sim
ilarity in the two propositions. The
policy of paper AID the mechanical
port of it in Ireland are two scperate
and distinct details involving--the
one, of course, the sentiments, the
other, the mere details Of the work
"Well, letting thatpass, do you have
to contend against the Interstate
Commerce law where you are, OBrien
or do you, when you start out after 1
landlord, take your shot gun and ride
perfectly free and untrammelled?
ave have no Interstate Commerce
law over there, over there" said Mr.
OBrien, dropping into the words o
an old hymn very naturally. "But We
| do not have the time that | woulC
like in which to write editorials. We
do not rely so much on our circula
ton, though as you do. We run pa
per more for the excitement perhaps
and the job work than anything else
We print anything in our Office from
milk ticket up to three-sheet pic
mic poster, and that with our agitation
keeps us quite busy. We are passion
ately fond of agitation in Ireland, anC
so really | have enjoyed my trip
through Canada very much | want
ed to get out and see more of tho
world and also to observe carefully thu
more recent style of curve egg-tossinl
anb desd-cat fielding in America, anC
l have got many good points"
"Do oupurpose going right through
from here to Liverpool, Or will you la!
over on your way and make observa
tions?" l asked, with a weak attemp
to be grammatical.
, ooh, shall not make any stops
but will pull right along. Should
lie over at all it will only be to lie owe
the taffrail and Try to ascertain wha
the wild waves are saying, But
long to be back attending to my agi
tating business and treading the "job
ber'. am now packing my trunk il
order to get ready for my journey tC
morrow, So, if you will excuse mt
/ guess I will have to ask you to go"
1 1t was not more than half an hou
4 after this that decided that | woul
: remain no longer, for Mr.. O'Brien'
e cordiality by that time had an air 0
insincerity that hate to see.
= Wringing his hand, however, a
though | did not observe his coldnes
] took fresh cigar from the cenr
q table, and calling II cab, walked leisure
ly down the street, and was soon Ell
gagged in earnest conversation with
e confidence man on Broadway.
; BILL NYE
y p, S.-Mr. O'Brien opened the viii
Is dow in order to say to me that if
wished to / might add that lie wa
4, not candidate for any Office in tn
v country, and therefore he Had lc
v more like doing as he had a min
j. to than he otherwise might have fel
As | looked back | saw Mr.. O'Bric
trying to remove from the back OF h
~ coat design in spatter work, done
oil, by means of a toothbrush and
:" small bottle of ammonia People wi
v desire their agitating done cheap
and promptly will do well to fgu
e. with Mr., OBrien. B. n.